In Beiyang, Sun Yongying, Wang Shizhen and Duan Qirui are small characters who are not in the stream. But he is outside the cage, and he has personal freedom. These two high-ranking officials were in a cage, and Sun Yongying felt a lot of joy in his heart, but at the same time there was a strong uneasiness. If he was in a different place with the two people in the cage, Yuan Shikai would never bother to rescue him.

Wang Shizhen and Duan Qirui didn't care what the little person in front of them thought, Sun Yongying's appearance here on the order of Yuan Shikai proved everything. The two said that they had lived up to Yuan Shikai's love.

Sun Yongying hurriedly relayed Yuan Shikai's words, "Two, this time it is the incompetence of the War Department, and Lord Yuan thinks that the two of them have done their best. ”

For high-ranking officials, it is to the point, and this sentence has already explained Yuan Shikai's coping strategy. The three-way offensive was planned by the War Department, and before the dispatch of the third town, the Hubei New Army retreated in Wuhan after the defeat, and the Jiangnan New Army ran to the south bank of the Yangtze River by itself. The pre-war strategy has long been unrecognizable. The Beiyang Group is absolutely unwilling to carry a black pot and take responsibility for defeat. Wang Shizhen and Duan Qirui's expressions immediately showed that the two understood the meaning of Yuan Shikai's words. After exchanging information, Sun Yongying left the cell.

The next day, Sun Yongying asked to see Chen Ke, but was told that Chairman Chen Ke now had official business. Sun Yongying had no choice but to return to his house arrest, wondering if Chen Ke was reviewing the troops at this time, or drinking and having fun with the officers of the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army at the celebration banquet. Sun Yongying didn't expect that Chen Ke was in prison at this time.

"Chairman Qi, how are you talking?" Chen Ke and Qi Huishen sat in the prison office, exchanging information.

"After yesterday's march, the attitude of the gang changed very quickly. I talked about it all night, and they all agreed. Qi Huishen rubbed his reddened eyes and said. There was a very special phalanx in the crowd watching the victory celebration, and these people described it as withered one by one, and they looked like they had suffered a lot of sins. The People's Party broke down almost all the enclosures in the base areas, and these people were the owners of the enclosures. A few months ago, the party in Wuhe County tried to attack the local government under the banner of "rescuing the villagers in Weizi", but was wiped out. The execution of more than 800 counter-revolutionaries from top to bottom is also a major event. Since then, there has been no place where the party has been willing to defy the law.

However, Chen Ke has never found a reason to kill all the captured Weizi landlords. The land of these landlords has been allocated by the local grassroots government, and there are no heroes to try to rescue these former local tycoons. Since the arrival of the People's Party in the base areas, the landlords with blood debts have also been dragged out for public trial and execution. Although the remaining hundreds of people must have committed evil deeds before, the People's Party had not yet arrived at the base area at that time, and the retrospective period had passed. Really slaughtered them and their families, there is no such radical view in the party, and Chen Ke himself has no reason to make such a big killing.

So Chen Ke first let them watch the victory celebration, and the group of former heroes in the celebration were trembling with fear. They themselves have a lot to do with the Beiyang Army. Some even recognized some of the Beiyang officers in the ranks of the captives. These people have been imprisoned for a year, and they have little guts, and they occasionally fantasize that the court officials and soldiers can fight back to save them. After the imperial court officials and soldiers fought back, they also became prisoners of the People's Party, and the cruel facts completely shattered the will of these people.

Qi Hui talked to them deeply and asked them to write a document to pay the land to the government. The former heroes all looked like earth, and the backbone simply wrote without saying a word, and after writing it, they asked Qi Huishen to give them a good time. The spineless immediately fell to their knees and began to beg for mercy, and they expressed their willingness to hand over the land, but only for one life.

It's not that there are no diehards, there are only two people who don't write to death, they let go, writing is death, and not writing is death. So I'd rather die than write. Qi Huishen told these two that after writing the document of "donating land to the government", not only did he not kill them, but also distributed land to them in accordance with the regulations. As long as they abide by the law in the future, the government will protect their legitimate rights and interests. The two didn't believe it at first, but after Qi Huishen assured them that the government would not deceive them, the two also obediently wrote documents.

"Chairman Chen, are you really going to let these people go?" Qi Hui asked deeply, he knew that Chen Ke was originally going to kill these people.

Chen Ke nodded, "Give them another chance, if you kill them like this, I'm afraid that the common people will have misunderstandings, and we won't let go of the propertied people." I'm not sure what the impact of this will be in the future, but the human head is not a leek, and it can't grow after cutting. It is one thing to punish canonically, and it is another thing to kill indiscriminately. ”

Although Qi Huishen knew that as long as these people had the opportunity, they would definitely make trouble. But he agreed with Chen Ke's idea. It is not that Qi Huishen is against the killing of counter-revolutionaries, but that there is indeed no rigorous explanation for this method of killing. The Internal Affairs Committee, which was in charge of the elimination of the counter-revolution, was a powerful department. It is precisely because of this kind of power that Qi Huishen understands that the standards cannot be arbitrarily set, especially in the liquidation of the old era and the old system, if the standards are not set correctly, then everyone in the world can be killed. Rather than dwelling on this, it is better to lay aside the burdens of the old era and go all out to combat the counter-revolution that emerged after the introduction of the new system.

Chen Ke saw that Qi Hui Shen did not refuse, he got up and said: "Since they have all signed, then I will give them a word, and we will release them." ”

When the former heroes were gathered together, they were all worried in their hearts. After signing the paperwork, they knew they had nothing left. Of course, they actually know that their land has been divided, but signing the document means that they are giving up, and this symbolic significance is still quite significant. Before they signed the paperwork, they could feel that they were martyrs, but after signing, the desire to survive became extremely strong.

When they learned that Chen Ke, the chairman of the People's Party and the current emperor of the base area, was standing on the platform in front of them, the landlords were even more uneasy. Chen Ke's words can completely decide their life and death, and no one can make Chen Ke change his mind.

Chen Ke's sharp gaze glanced at these people before he spoke: "Everyone, you are about to be released, before you are released, I want to talk to you. ”

There was a slight commotion in the crowd in the audience, and Chen Ke said that he wanted to release them, which should not be fake, but Chen Ke wanted to talk to them, probably to blackmail them fiercely. Expressions of joy and pain alternated across their faces, but in the end the joyful look prevailed.

Seeing that his head was quiet, Chen Kecai continued: "Ladies and gentlemen, the new government has adopted the system of state ownership of land. This land does not belong to me, not to the People's Party, but to the People's Government. Everyone who is willing to farm, whether it is a man or a woman, the elderly or a child, can divide three acres of land for one person. They have the right to use the land. Therefore, after you go back, if you are willing to farm, then you can apply for land, and our new government will not make it difficult for everyone. ”

The landlords below looked at Chen Ke with surprised looks, this news was completely beyond the imagination of these people. It's not that one person has three acres of land, and none of these people once owned thousands of acres of fertile land. This policy shows that the new government does not mean to exterminate these people in a hurry. This is not quite understandable.

"Also, I don't know if you've noticed, but what we're asking you to sign is a document for land payment. We have not confiscated your shops, whether they are in the country or in the city. What we want is land, and the land is owned by the state, so no one is allowed to have land ownership. Up and down the new government, everyone did not have land that belonged to their own name forever and could be inherited by their children after death. ”

"Mr. Chen, do you mean that our family's shop still belongs to us? Can we still operate? A landlord asked in a trembling voice.

"That's right. However, during the floods, some shops were damaged, and I can only guarantee that our People's Party did not destroy them. But our new government cannot be responsible for compensating you for the damage to these belongings. Since Chen Ke said what was going on, he thought it was necessary to make things clear, and the rest of the gang went out with unrealistic ideas, and then suffered a blow. That would weaken the goodwill of the BJP.

These former tycoons can understand what Chen Ke means, in fact, Chen Ke can claim not to confiscate the business they operate, which is already very unexpected for these people.

"Besides, you were all caught here because you resisted our army. So there is nothing left of your family's floating wealth. I have to explain this to you. After you go back, I personally hope that you can concentrate on labor, now our Anhui government to develop production, invigorate the economy, as long as you put aside the past grievances, work hard, this day will be able to live a good life soon. I can assure you of that. If you are not convinced, you must go up and down with us, then I suggest that you can leave our base and devote yourself to the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and we will not stop you. I want to tell you in advance that if you stay in the base area and live in the base area, but you are responsible for the Manchu Qing Dynasty, then you will all be beheaded. Where you go from here is up to you. After a while, after everyone finished eating, we sent someone to send everyone back to their hometown. Let's just disperse. ”

"Chairman Chen, please wait a moment." Someone shouted. All eyes fell on the man. Chen Ke didn't know this person, but he was in his forties and looked quite capable. He shouted loudly: "Chairman Chen, I have served the People's Party, and I want to work for the People's Party." But I don't know if I can vote for Chairman Chen. ”

Hearing this, the faces of many landlords twitched, and it was really unexpected that someone would change the door so quickly.

Not only the landlords, but also the surrounding fighters and the staff of the Internal Affairs Committee also changed their faces. Chen Ke said with a smile: "The new system implemented by our People's Party is a system that allows everyone to get a better life through their own labor. We guarantee the right of the people to the fruits of their own reasonable labor, so we do not need people to work hard. You gave us your life, and we can't afford to pay for it. If you want to follow us, then rely on your own hands to work hard, cooperate with the people, and live a better life together. You live this kind of life, that's what really follows us. Our lives are at stake, we cherish every people's lives, and we don't buy anyone's lives. ”

After speaking, Chen Ke waved his hand and motioned for the staff to take these people away. Chen Ke turned around and left without looking back.